National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Final Report

2011-01-11T17:30:54-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/2f3/297428-m.jpgMembers of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling spoke to reporters about the findings in its final report. Commission Chair Bob Graham said the explosion “did not have to happen” and was “foreseeable and preventable.” He also said in his remarks that BP, Transocean, and Halliburton were all to blame for the accident. The commission recommended more reform to prevent future spills. Co-Chair William Reilly in his comments that while government initial response began slowly, governmental response was good as a whole and that, “This was not Obama’s Katrina.”

Members of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling spoke to reporters about the findings in its final report. Commission Chair Bob Graham…
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Members of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling spoke to reporters about the findings in its final report. Commission Chair Bob Graham said the explosion “did not have to happen” and was “foreseeable and preventable.” He also said in his remarks that BP, Transocean, and Halliburton were all to blame for the accident. The commission recommended more reform to prevent future spills. Co-Chair William Reilly in his comments that while government initial response began slowly, governmental response was good as a whole and that, “This was not Obama’s Katrina.” close